02220cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500370014826400510018530000470023633600260028333700260030933800360033550000310037150801440040252010830054653400450162965300390167465300470171365300740176085600430183499900170187711325UtSlPG20260610133254.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aMiller, Alice Duer,d1874-194214aThe happiest time of their lives 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-02-01  aMary Meehan and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Produced from page images provided by the Million Book Project.  a"The Happiest Time of Their Lives" by Alice Duer Miller is a novel written during the early 20th century. This work features Mathilde Severance, a young girl navigating her feelings of love and anticipation as she waits for a visit from Wayne, the boy she met at a dance. The narrative explores themes of romance, parental relationships, and social expectations within a wealthy New York context.  At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Mathilde, who is excited yet nervous as she prepares for a visit from Wayne, whom she danced with the previous night. The details of her thoughts reveal her inexperience, eagerness, and a deep longing for connection. As she waits, her emotions flow from hopeful anticipation to despair and back to joy upon Wayne's arrival. Their interaction is filled with youthful innocence and the beginning of what may be a significant romance. The opening sets the stage for exploring their blossoming relationship against the backdrop of their respective family dynamics and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aSocial classes -- United States -- Fiction  aNew York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11325  c52771d52771